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Today was so nice outside…it was like I could finally breath a little and not feel like I was choking on the thick, and gross, NYC air. For those of you who are here…you know what I mean, my GOD did summer finally arrive. We got spoiled though, no 90 degree days till August!! Well, it seems to be coming to an end…
I’m headed off to Colorado for my last summer adventure. I think the river may be too small to tube in…but darn it all…I sure am going to try!! If any of you have ever NOT been to Colorado, especially during the summer…I highly suggest you go. It is so relaxing, fun, and beautiful. I cannot wait to go.
When I get back…actually, technically its already started, but I’ll be going to Grad School…online w/Duquesne University. I’m getting my MS in Community Leadership. I’m really excited…I totally love school, and have missed it the past 4 years. But…that means that I’m really not going to be posting much on here now. With Grad School on top of all my KittyKind stuff on top of my paying gig and my personal life (what I’ve got left of one, anyway) I’m going to be one busy person.
So…I’ll try to post periodically…let you know the latest stupid NY story…keep you tuned in on KK Cats for adoption…post ‘all the good news in the world’…and let you know about my favorite people and animals…but if you dont hear from me for awhile, trust me…I havn’t died…just probably managing to get some sleep in.
Peace out!
Callypso (Callie Boy for short) was the third cat to join my family. When I was a junior in High School, it seemed like all my friends were getting kittens, so naturally, I wanted one too! Along came Callie. Callie was the most gentle soul on the planet. The most layed back guy ever. I took him with me in the care to my then boyfriends house to play with his cats, I’d carry him upside down, he was just a big (really big) mush!!
When I moved to Phoenix, my mom wanted me to get settled before the cats came, so I reluctantly went without him and my other baby, Lucky (her story to be posted soon). When I got to Phoenix I was so lonely…my first time away from home, from my animals, I needed a friend. So, I ended up getting another love, Casey (her story to be posted soon too!). When my mom was to come visit next she was to bring Callie and Lucky with her. But, my mom had a secret love she had been hiding for Callie. She really wanted him too!! She had just lost Doodle, and thought it only fair that I have two and she have two. I agreed, though I was going to miss him! So Callie stayed with my mom. By the time I moved back to Durango, he was so content there, I couldn’t bare to take him away.
Callie passed on a couple of years ago. He had a good life and was a great cat. I miss him terribly but know I will see him one day over the Rainbow Bridge. Love you Calypso!!
do you ever get tired of watching the news? i know i do…every day its the same thing…this place has been bombed, 85 people killed, earthquake hits so and so, 5 on the rictor scale, cops beat man who fly’s out of a car crash unconscious, man arrested for killing another man in road rage, this country is testing nuclear bombs, that country is committing genocide…the list goes on and on. its really quite disturbing, the amount of complete and utter evil in this world. sometimes, i just cannot handle it.
but then, i think about all the good in the world. all of the amazing people who are saving thousands of their fellow humans, acres of land, millions of animals. i think about the friendly neighbor who walks an elderly man across the street, the young kid who gives up his seat for a pregnant woman, the person who donates $5 to a cause, even though they cannot even afford that. it almost hurts to see these kind of compassionate things take place. and they are taking place all around us. the news doesn’t really show much of the good…but its out there…you just have to look.
in honor of all the wonderful things that take place in this world of evil…i am starting a new series, all the good news in the world. i’ll be searching for articles, photos, stories, and more about good news. so stay tuned, if you have any kind of heart, you’ll be crying, you’ll be laughing, you’ll be elated with joy. i’ve always wondered, if there were no evil, would good be so exciting, so comforting? would beautiful really be so striking without the ugly? would love feel so right, so life changing, if we didn’t hate? being human is both a blessing and a curse, but we have that wondrous ability to feel such a range of emotion. i think its time we stop dragging ourselves down with the bad. heres to the good.
a few weeks ago i was sort of losing it (for lack of better words)…now, this happens to me every year, its nothing new…as much as i love the seasons, i get very pissy by the end of winter. i want spring, earth, flowers, air. so, every year when it is just starting to be springy…i feel better. so…a few weeks ago, when i was super grumpy…i thought, what the heck would make me happy right now??! answer- to just be in the mountains. to chill out. center myself. remember who i am, what i’m doing, and why i’m here. so…i’m going! tomorrow! and while it is definitely nicer here now in nyc…all the trees are green, we’ve gone through the corkesus, the daffodils, and now its tulips and lilacs…i am super excited to have my very own retreat. i’m going to gaze at the stars, swim in the hot-springs, hike in the mountains, hang out with good friends, eat some really good food, and most importantly, see my amazing family. see you in a week mo-fo’s who must remain in the concrete!
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its beautiful outside today, its raining gloriously. its so funny, manhattan makes me so hectic. i guess its part of the lifestyle here…its always go, go go. but when it rains, that all fades away for me. i walk slowly (which for me, is a big feat), i look up, i breathe deeply. most everyone else hustles by quicker than normal, fretting about getting their hair, clothes, and shoes wet. they meddle with these ridiculous umbrellas, running into each other as they rush by. the rain has the opposite effect on me. i hate umbrellas, i refuse to use one. i’ve got a wondrous raincoat that serves me perfectly well.
i always feel that the rain is mother earth’s way of providing me with a bit of nature in this concrete jungle. perhaps that is why i love it so much. i miss the earth. i miss nature. so i flourish in the rain. this morning i discovered the perfect soundtrack to the rain. Javier Navarret’s haunting score to Pan’s Labyrinth. it is tragically beautiful. it embodies everything having to do with the tender brutality of physical existence. i would be at absolute peace with myself today if i could cuddle up in my room, windows cracked so that i could hear the pitter patter of the rain, and although the smell is nothing like colorado rain, i can still find a hint of that sweet smell, with my kitties lying around, reading a wonderful book, and listening to the exquisite music of Javier Navarret. alas, i’ve still got a full day of work ahead of me. but at least i can gaze out my window at this….peaceful, isnt it.
I know…where the heck have I been?! Well, I’m sorry people who actually read my blog 
I’ve been very busy as of late!! As you know, I volunteer for a wonderful no-kill cat rescue in NYC, KittyKind. Well, I’ve been the Volunteer Coordinator there for just about a year now and needless to say, I love it. And it is giving me the experience I need to make my dream come true. What is that dream you ask? To run my own cat shelter of course!!
Well, in the past month or so I have had a couple of additions to my role at KittyKind. First, I’ve been voted on the Board of Directors (woo hoo, yippie, yee-haw!). Secondly, I’ve taken over the position of Treasurer. What better way to learn about running an organization than through its money, right!
I know what you are thinking…I’ll have no time!! Well, untrue. Neither position actually takes up much of my time. And considering I go banana’s when I have nothing to do, this is a very good thing. But the past month or so I have been so busy just learning about everything and catching up on the two months between our previous treasurer’s departure and my beginning. I’m almost 100% up to date…so should be back to posting on my fun and wonderful blog that all you superb people read so stay tuned!!
well…its been a week since I’ve been back…and man, do i miss it. i dont know what it is about san diego, but i love it there. i always have this overwhelming sense of peace while i’m there. i think its a combination of the beautiful weather, the sweet smell of salt in the air, the amazing flowers that bloom all year, the calmness the ocean provides, and i think most importantly…having my family around. my grandma lives in la jolla and my aunt jan in del mar. and usually coinciding with my trips to california, my mom and my aunt susy come out from colorado. living on the east coast, so far away from everyone…it feels great to have them around. anyway, following are just a speckle of the photos my mom and i took during our trip. enjoy!
the bird hang-out
waves~a~splashin
sun bathing seals
the ladies, me, mama, and auntie susy
the dr. suesse trees
beautiful
gorgeous orchids at balboa park
amazing
statue by artist Niki de Saint Phalle
more from Niki...stay tuned for future blog post featuring Niki's exhibit "Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden"
the Old Globe theater
eatin ice cream w/the grandma
tryin not to make a mess
its sort of hard to do
balboa park fountain my late uncle jim restored
cloudy day at the beach
pure calm
flyin pelie
thinkin...
pretty pretty
fun in "Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden"
the last sunset
the end.
